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Understanding AWS High Availability and Replication for vSphere Administrators

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This article provides a detailed comparison of high availability and replication concepts in VMware vSphere environments and their translation to AWS cloud services.

Specifically, the article covers:

  • High availability in AWS, including Regions, Availability Zones, and stateless vs. stateful applications
  • High availability for stateful applications using Amazon EC2 instance recovery and Amazon CloudWatch alarms
  • High availability for stateless applications using Auto Scaling groups
  • Replication concepts, including synchronous and asynchronous replication using AWS services like Amazon FSx, AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery, and AWS Backup
  • Comparison of recovery options in vSphere Replication and AWS, including cross-region backup and recovery
  • The economic benefits of using AWS for disaster recovery
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